The building of Kurtulus Sports Club - officially Kurtulus Genclik Kulubu ( Kurtulus Youth Club ), in 80 Safa Meydani, 80240, Kurtulus, Istanbul, was constructed in 1896 originally as a Educational Assistance Building of the ?Proodos? (Progress) Association. The same year the Kurtulus Sports Club was founded, named Herakles Sports Club of Tatavla and it is still the oldest existing Sports Club in Turkey.